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A seated man with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaskar, wears an orange robe with a white flower garland and a second white-and-orange garland around his neck, sitting on a white cloth-covered seat in a tiled room. In front of him, a woman in a cream sari with a pale shawl holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over a blue mat laden with fruit, sweets, steel bowls, silver plates, and a basket of oranges, which suggests puja offerings. Four men sit on the blue mat: one in white on the left with hands folded, two in orange robes on the right, and two in white with yellow vests in the lower right foreground, all with hands pressed together. a person cues: the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and flower garlands, and is receiving devotional offerings.

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A photograph of a small tiled room with a blue cloth spread on the floor, where a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead sits with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a cream sari sits on the left holding a lit oil lamp toward him, while two men in orange and white/yellow clothes sit on the right with hands joined. Before them are fruit, bananas, bowls of food, sweets, flowers and a tray of offerings, with a silver vessel and water bottles nearby. This appears to be a pada puja offering scene.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a plain room with patterned wall paper. A figure in orange robes and a white garland sits on a white-draped seat with hands pressed together in prayer, a person in orange wrap behind him. Seated on a blue and yellow mat in front, women in white and teal and a woman in white sari with pink blouse hold their hands in anjali. Men in white dhotis with yellow shawls kneel with folded hands. Before them lie brass plates of fruit, sweets, flowers, small oil lamps and a bowl, with a tray of mangoes and oranges and a cardboard box. Some people sit in orange garments in the background.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A seated man in orange robes and a white and orange garland sits on a white-draped chair with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts kneel on the floor before him, hands folded in prayer, while a devotee in white and yellow sits at left. Silver thalis holding flowers, fruit, and lamps sit near his feet, and a devotee washes or offers at his feet from a bronze tray. A yellow-draped table with flowers and fruit stands behind them beside a red curtain, and a padapuja ritual is being performed. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange saffron robe, and a flower garland, and is receiving devotion as the central honoured figure.2010-02-16A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron top with a long orange-and-white flower garland and gold necklaces, long hair swept back, sitting on a white-draped seat with a maroon and gold shawl. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged on a blue cloth in front of them, facing them. Before the seated figure are silver vessels, a tray of fruit including apples and oranges, flower petals, a plate of sweets and bowls of offerings. In the foreground a person in a yellow shawl and another in orange sit with their backs to the camera, and a woman with flowers in her hair is at the right edge. The tiled walls form the backdrop. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in orange with long swept-back hair, garlands and gold necklaces, receiving the offerings.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph inside a small room with pale patterned tiled walls, where a seated figure in an orange robe with a long white and orange flower garland and maroon-gold shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste on a white-covered seat. Around a blue cloth on the floor, people in white and orange clothing kneel and sit with folded hands. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border holds a lit flame near a tray of fruit, flowers and sweets, while a brass plate of offerings, oranges, apples and bananas sits in front. Several men in orange robes and yellow shawls face the seated figure in a puja setting. The figure's appearance is distinctive with long swept-back hair, orange robe, garland and shawl, though identity is uncertain.2009-07-25July 25 20092009-07-25